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For what value of x is the figure a rectangle?

For what value of x is the figure a rectangle?-example-1
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Explanation:

step 1. 4x + 27 + 3x = 90 (definition of a rectangle)

step 2. 7x = 63 (collect like terms. subtract 27 from both sides)

step 3. x = 9 (divide both sides by 7)

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